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A Nation Divided: U.S. Government Causing Confusion Over COVID-19

NEWS ANALYSIS “The nations of the Earth are in distress—with perplexity, which means confusion. Are the heads of our government confused? You mean you can’t...

FBI raid on Black activists condemned

Black activists called FBI raids in St. Petersburg, Fla., and St. Louis, Mo., part of an ongoing attack against the Uhuru Movement and those...

Deadly floods strike Missouri, Kentucky as more rain on horizon

JACKSON, Ky.—Trapped homeowners swam to safety and others were rescued by boat as record flash flooding killed more than 16 people in Kentucky and...

A powerful message, a powerful event in Milwaukee!

MILWAUKEE—It was an amazing, jam-packed and incredible 27th annual National Training Conference here as the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan delivered a brief but power-packed...

Uplifting a standard of dignity, beauty and culture

Chicago Modest Fashion Week brings Black, Indigenous, Muslim designers and designs center stage by Tariqah Muhammad, Shawntell Muhammad, Abisayo Muhammad and Audrey Muhammad CHICAGO—Since the founding...

‘Black boys are being hunted’: Advocates demand changes to police pursuit policy after unarmed teen shot in Chicago

CHICAGO—Community advocates are demanding police policy changes after video footage was released showing an unarmed Black teenager being shot by a Chicago police officer.  Footage...

Targeted, shot, killed while running away Officers keep shooting and killing fleeing Blacks, and laws prohibiting these actions don’t matter

NEWS ANALYSIS The list is long, and the stories are alarming, with police shooting, killing or maiming unarmed Black people running away from officers. Though...

New Black medical schools coming to HBCUs

by Nisa Islam Muhammad Staff Writer @nisaislam Morgan State University in Baltimore and Xavier University in New Orleans are planning to open medical schools.  These historically...

AIPAC and the end of democracy: Money, power and picking U.S. lawmakers who will support, defend Israel’s interests.

NEWS ANALYSIS Donna Edwards seemed headed to an easy victory in the primary for Maryland’s 4th Congressional District, a predominantly Black suburb of Washington, D.C.,...